---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to occupational rules in cases of emergencies; and to amend and reenact sections 43‑51‑04 and 43‑51‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure in cases of emergencies."
description: "Relating to occupational rules in cases of emergencies; and to amend and reenact sections 43‑51‑04 and 43‑51‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure in cases of emergencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2164"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2164 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6daf9ac5-c5ff-4f33-94f2-b9db19488c83"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2164.html"
source_hash: "428f75bd81361c5608b1db1a66a661541438f8b4aa97b598f3c5d2f91559a24b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2164 (67) — Relating to occupational rules in cases of emergencies; and to amend and reenact sections 43‑51‑04 and 43‑51‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure in cases of emergencies.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0326-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0326-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0326-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0326-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Schauer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 94 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-12** Concurred
- **2021-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Signed by President
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6daf9ac5-c5ff-4f33-94f2-b9db19488c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).